By Daily Sports on February 11, 2018

West Ham overcame Watford 2-0 in a game with plenty of chances at the London Stadium on Saturday, putting the Hammers level on points with their opponents in the middle of the Premier League table.

Watford had been looking to maintain their recent momentum after their 4-1 midweek win over champions Chelsea.

But it was the home side's Mexican striker Javier Hernandez who broke the deadlock in the 38th minute, heading in his seventh goal of the season at the far post after winger Michail Antonio wove through the Watford defence and sent in a long cross from the left.

West Ham's midfielder Marko Arnautovic, back in the side after a hamstring injury, teamed up with new Portuguese signing Joao Mario to tug the Watford defence out of shape and create numerous chances throughout the game.

The powerful Austrian finally got his reward in the 78th minute, slotting home from close range after an attempted clearance ricocheted into his path, to join Hernandez on seven goals so far this campaign.

Moyes singled out Arnautovic for tongue-in-cheek praise after the game.

"We're not letting him off the hook - he can do more," he said.

But he added: "You can see the impact he has for us. He's got power, pace and quality on the ball ... He's done enough damage and he's a real threat."

The result leaves the two sides level on 30 points apiece in the middle of the table, though still just five points above the relegation zone.

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•Photo shows Javier Hernandez.

Source Daily Sports

Posted February 11, 2018

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